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Design Manager
Costain Group PLCDesign Manager responsible for engineering solutions and design management on wastewater projects at Costain. Leading a team in ensuring timely, budget-friendly, and compliant designs.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Delivering engineering solutions at a project / framework level from initial definition of need through optioneering, solution development, detail design and construction support.
- To lead a team of discipline design engineers in the development of wastewater technical solutions from initial need statement through optioneering, solution development, value engineering, detail design and construction support.
- Ensure affordable design solutions are developed within project budget and solution risk is appropriately managed and communicated throughout the solution development process.
- Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, design teams, construction staff and supply chain representatives to promote buildability and supply chain efficiency in design outputs.
- Ensure sustainable design solutions completed in accordance with CDM Regulations
- Provide design solutions that meet all the requirements of the programme’s systems and governance procedures.
- Agree design budgets, monitor performance against the budget and provide forecast costs to completion for individual projects.
- Record, monitor and control design changes in order to maximise cost efficiency.
- Establish and agree design costs and programme timescales with the Project Manager and Principal Design Manager, providing report metrics regularly including narrative.
- Organise the work required and document the Design Management Plan / Project Execution Plan.
- Deliver the design stage outputs of each project within the agreed timescale and budget.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree / Engineering or management apprenticeship with industry experience
- Chartered member of professional institute (MICE/IMechE/MCIOB etc)
- Related Project Managment or Risk Managment training
Benefits
Comp & perks- Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.
- We do share individual feedback following an interview.
- A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
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Hard Skills & Tools
engineering solutionsdesign developmentvalue engineeringcost managementrisk managementproject budgetingdesign managementconstruction supportoptioneeringsustainable design
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsrelationship buildingproblem solvingmonitoring performancereportingtime managementefficiency promotion
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeChartered member of professional institute (MICE)Chartered member of professional institute (IMechE)Chartered member of professional institute (MCIOB)Project Management trainingRisk Management training